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At Fourthline, our mission is to fight financial crime. We help protect the global financial system by verifying millions of identities for banks, neobanks, online brokers, crypto exchanges, or insurers like N26, Trade Republic, flatexDEGIRO, National Nederlanden, Qonto, Shine, Solarisbank, and more.
Having started our journey in January 2018 only, we're incredibly proud to count around 250 employees between our Amsterdam and Barcelona offices with over 50 nationalities.
As the Chief of Staff, you will be the right hand of the CEO and CFO, playing a pivotal role in driving strategic initiatives, supporting critical investment decisions, and ensuring the smooth execution of key projects. This position is ideal for someone with a background in Consulting, Investment Banking, or a comparable role at a scale up, who is passionate about steering high-impact strategic discussions and projects at a scale up.
Key Responsibilities
- Investor Relations Lead monthly reports, tracking performance and financial health. Collaborate with the CFO to provide accurate and insightful financial analysis to the board and key stakeholders.
- Board Engagement: Prepare clear and actionable reports and presentations that drive strategic decisions.
- Market Research & Strategic Projects: Conduct deep-dive market research on key trends and strategic opportunities. Present findings and recommendations to the CEO and CFO to influence long-term planning and strategic direction.
- M&A and Strategic Finance: Support the CFO in large-scale financial decisions. Provide detailed analysis, financial modelling, and insights that shape the company’s growth trajectory.
- Executive Liaison: Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO and CFO, ensuring all critical information flows seamlessly between departments and top leadership. Drive alignment on high-level strategies and ensure proper execution across teams.
- Operational Excellence: Ensure effective planning, coordination, and execution of strategic initiatives by driving cross-functional collaboration. Establish robust processes for tracking progress on key projects and investments.
What you can offer
- Proven background in strategic finance, investment banking, consulting, or M&A.
- Exceptional ability to perform financial analysis, interpret complex data, and deliver clear, actionable insights.
- Experience in preparing and presenting detailed reports to C-suite executives and boards.
- Strong understanding of investment and financial markets with a keen ability to identify strategic opportunities.
- Demonstrated experience in organizing and driving high-impact meetings with senior leadership and stakeholders.
- Strategic thinker who can balance long-term vision with day-to-day execution.
- Excellent project management, organizational, and communication skills.
- High degree of adaptability and the ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
What do we offer?
We are growing...FAST! That means there is a lot of room for impact in a fairly new KYC market! You will get the chance to work at and add value to an international and rapidly growing scale-up that works with leading names in FinTech, Crypto, and trading platforms. We will offer you:
- 50/50 hybrid working model
- Remote work enablement and working from home allowance
- 25 days of holidays to chill🌴
- Offices in Amsterdam and Barcelona
- Workplace Experience Group to enhance the employee experience in wellbeing, CSR and D&I
- OpenUp - our partner in mental health support, accessible to all our employees and their loved ones
- ClassPass - discounted membership for all things fitness, wellness and beauty
- Career growth opportunities📈
- Free coffee, drinks, fruit & snacks always available
- Subsidized warm lunch🥗
- Fourthline swag
- Additional local benefits – these vary per country
- Friday fun - drinks in our very own bar in Amsterdam, arcade game nights, and more!
At Fourthline, we believe diversity enriches our culture and inspires you to do your best work. We value your unique talents and perspectives, welcoming them into a safe and inclusive working environment, to ultimately deliver the best products to our customers and society. You're welcome here. Fourthline is for everyone.
Our hiring process is designed to be equal, fair, and transparent. We welcome people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, ages, abilities, religions, and experiences in life. If you're excited about this role, but your experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.